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Debian: CVE-2017-9928: lrzip -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-9928: lrzip -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/26/2017
Created
08/03/2021
Added
08/03/2021
Modified
08/03/2021

Description

In lrzip 0.631, a stack buffer overflow was found in the function get_fileinfo in lrzip.c:979, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-lrzip

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